Curated surf sport & culture
Vintage & History
Longboard legends, old-school boards, posters and surf history.
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Planks, Oil and Lawyers: How Huntington Beach Became Surf City USA
It started with George Freeth riding a heavy board at the 1914 pier dedication. It ended up in federal court over a…
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Eddie Would Go: The Lifeguard of Waimea Bay and the Legend of Eddie Aikau
Eddie Aikau was Waimea Bay’s first lifeguard, credited with more than 500 rescues and no lives lost on his watch. He won…
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A Cotton Reel, Two Hairpins and a Noon Swim: The Story of Australia’s Surf Lifesavers
Daylight sea bathing was banned at Sydney beaches until a Manly protest around 1902 helped end it. Then came the surf clubs…
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Trunks That Stood Up by Themselves: The Kanvas by Katin Story
A boat-cover shop in Surfside, a kid in shredded cutoffs, a seamstress who sewed 300,000 pairs, and Huntington’s favorite team contest: the…
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Jailhouse Stripes, No Leash: How a Manhattan Beach Gremmie Became Da Bull
He cut bait on the Manhattan Beach Pier, led the charge into Waimea, then dropped into a Makaha monster that nobody caught…
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Five Feet, 95 Pounds, Zero Permission: The Real Gidget
In 1956 a 15-year-old named Kathy Kohner paddled into Malibu’s all-guy surf crew with a radish sandwich and no permission slip. Here’s…